be reprehensible
Example Sentences
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It would be reprehensible to take Bert to the shelter because he’s so old, and I can’t do something like that to my brother’s dog.
From Slate • Nov. 20, 2018
“The idea of having six senators from California would be reprehensible to Congress,” she said.
From Salon • Jun. 19, 2018
While these pictures can be considered art and each has historical significance, they can also be recognized as sentimentalizing or implicitly endorsing behavior now thought to be reprehensible.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 5, 2017
“I want you to know that I consider these actions, if true, to be reprehensible and I know they are not representative of the agents of the U.S. Border Patrol,” Kerlikowske said.
From Time • Mar. 17, 2014
Action, in fact, which by human standards would be reprehensible is once again a means for imparting spiritual wisdom.
From The Loves of Krishna in Indian Painting and Poetry by Archer, W. G.
